Question

Making sense of how the US shows humor
Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak
One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.
The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[
He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.
Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.
As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.
It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 
【小題1】The man in the square was _______________.

A．teaching people how to give a speech

B．calling on people to protect the environment

C．giving a singing show in public

D．criticizing the US government

【小題2】What does the underlined word “hypocrite” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．會(huì)唱歌的人

B．真誠(chéng)的人

C．虛偽的人

D．愛(ài)護(hù)環(huán)境的人

【小題3】From Paragraph 6, we learn that_________________.

A．many US people like to laugh at others

B．many US people are friendly and humorous

C．the US people get angry at others easily

D．the writer doesn’t like the way the US people speak

【小題4】Which is Not suitable for the passage?

A．The writer went to America and protect the environment.

B．Americans show humour in a different way from China.

C．It’s easy to find culture shock when you are in a new place.

D．Tailor Swift is an American famous singer.

【小題5】What does the article mainly talk about?

A．Differences between the Chinese and the US people.

B．In what way the US people speak in public.

C．How to get used to life in the US.

D．A Chinese girl’s culture shock experience in the US.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題解析:本文大意：在一個(gè)新的國(guó)家居住給我很多驚喜。第一個(gè)就是美國(guó)人說(shuō)話的方式。
一天我看到一個(gè)人在廣場(chǎng)上做一個(gè)公共講演，我認(rèn)為會(huì)是一個(gè)嚴(yán)肅的演講，但我不久就發(fā)現(xiàn)它變成一種娛樂(lè)秀了。演講者用幽默的語(yǔ)言告訴觀眾保護(hù)環(huán)境，后來(lái)他說(shuō)一些人的言行不致，拿Taylor Swift的歌 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.舉例子。隨著時(shí)間流逝，我發(fā)現(xiàn)許多美國(guó)人拿別人開(kāi)玩笑，但他們本意不是傷害他們，那么做是展未親密和幽默。我慢慢地習(xí)慣了美國(guó)的的說(shuō)話方式。 當(dāng)你在一個(gè)新地方時(shí)，很容易發(fā)現(xiàn)文化沖擊，但每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)去理解不同的文化和風(fēng)俗。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words.演講者用幽默的語(yǔ)言告訴觀眾保護(hù)環(huán)境，可知答案選B.
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù) Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.后來(lái)他說(shuō)一些人的言行不致，拿Taylor Swift的歌 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.舉例子，可知答案選C.
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour.隨著時(shí)間流逝，我發(fā)現(xiàn)許多美國(guó)人拿別人開(kāi)玩笑，但他們本意不是傷害他們，那么做是展未親密和幽默，可知答案選B.
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)，可知答案選A.
【小題5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. 當(dāng)你在一個(gè)新地方時(shí)，很容易發(fā)現(xiàn)文化沖擊，可知答案選D.
考點(diǎn)：文化類短文閱讀。